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War and economic crisis frustrate efforts to protect Iran’s rich but endangered wildlife
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (1089+ words) A few days after the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Reza Kiamarzi decided to trek into the mountains outside his home city of Isfahan in southern Iran. A veterinarian and researcher on birds of prey, his mission…...
Global boom in livestock farming since 2006 is piling pressure on nature, report finds
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (269+ words) This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration The number of mammals and poultry farmed worldwide has increased by half in the last two decades, research shows, and the amount…...
People are willing to pay more for climate-proof wine, study shows
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (268+ words) This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration The idea behind the market study was to help growers understand the climate adaptation strategies available to them, the costs associated with these…...
Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (556+ words) This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration As the impacts of climate change continue to escalate, a growing number of climate scientists and policymakers cite Indigenous lands as a model…...
The ‘super El Niño’ is here. What happens next could upend food systems worldwide
2+ week, 4+ day ago (316+ words) This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration The oceanic phenomenon known as El Niño, which increases temperatures worldwide, has officially begun, according to US weather forecasters at the National Oceanic…...
Top climate scientists accuse the livestock industry of pushing fuzzy math to downplay its emissions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration A group of the world’s leading climate scientists are warning governments and the livestock industry against adopting an “accounting trick” that…...
'Egregious': Feds race to destroy key organic research fields
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (587+ words) A screenshot shows the organic fields at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Swift Current research centre. Field crews at the federal agricultural research station in Swift Current, Sask., have destroyed Canada's only public organic research plots and are planning to plant…...
Québec and Ottawa backtrack on protections of threatened fish
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (223+ words) The governments of Québec and Canada have decided to cut back on measures to protect the copper redhorse, a species on the brink of extinction, Le Devoir has learned. One of those spawning grounds, considered the most important, is located…...
Saskatoon realigns ammonia limits with federal rules, other major cities
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (850+ words) Saskatoon will cut industrial ammonia discharge limits in half by 2028 and charge high polluters extra to meet stricter federal river standards. The move will shift cleanup costs from households to factories after rising levels strained the city’s wastewater plant. City…...
BC First Nations want to replace the salmon farming ban with their own system — and preserve jobs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) Some BC First Nations want Ottawa to cancel its ban on open-net salmon farms and hand them the reins of a reformed system that could better protect both wild salmon and jobs in their communities. In 2024, the federal government announced…...